DIARY OF A CHEF AT HOME

With those of you with young children, what do you do on Halloween? I allow my son to have the occasional piece of candy. He does not have any food allergies or sensitivities and he eats a balanced, whole foods diet.

Plus...sweets just taste damn good...I of all people totally get this! Last year we were going to do the "candy swap for a toy". Luckily for us, he ate a few pieces of candy then completely forgot about them.

This year might very well be a different story as he's in his "Fabulous 4's" (HA!) and will likely remember his bag of loot. We did chat about the toy / candy swap again and he seems to be interested. So, if all goes well, we'll allow him to keep a handful of candy of his choice in exchange for a Transformer. I might even throw in a few of these homemade Marshmallows as an added bonus ;)